Tarique Thompson led the Bucks with 23 points. Adam Cummings led the Patriots with 12 points.

Pinecrest, No. 3 in the SEC, will host No. 6 Purnell Swett in the first round of the conference tourney Monday at 7 p.m.

O’Neal 82, Fayetteville Academy 72

After Fayetteville Academy beat the Falcons twice in the regular season, O’Neal (12-13) rallied in the second half to beat higher seed in a semifinal of the Cape Fear Independent Conference Tournament Friday night in Southern Pines.

Fayetteville Academy (19-8) led 42-35 at halftime. The Falcons scored 22 points in the third quarter and 25 in the fourth.

Reidsville earned a season split, a three-way tie atop the Mid-State Conference, and with a coin toss Saturday morning, the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, thanks to a win in Siler City Friday night.